Are Foreign Language Requirements Defensible in the Light of Recent Research Findings in SLA?

Brewer, William Benjamin

Hispania, v71 n1 p155-59 Mar 1988

Because research strongly suggests that the requirements made for foreign language instructors are simply not supported by the product, instructors themselves should work toward (1) educating students in the important areas of world culture and the phenomenon of human language; and (2) producing foreign language proficient citizens equal to the need. (CB)